Generally Accepted Translations of the Meaning
Muhammad Asad
When his Sustainer said to him, "Surrender thyself unto Me!" - he answered, "I have surrendered myself unto [Thee,] the Sustainer of all the worlds."
M. M. Pickthall
When his Lord said unto him: Surrender! he said: I have surrendered to the Lord of the Worlds
Yusuf Ali (Saudi Rev. 1985)
Behold! his Lord said to him: "Bow (thy will to Me):" He said: "I bow (my will) to the Lord and Cherisher of the Universe."
The Clear Quran, Dr. Mustafa Khattab
When his Lord ordered him, “Submit ˹to My Will˺,” he responded, “I submit to the Lord of all worlds.”
Safi Kaskas
When his Lord told him, “Submit,” he said, “I have submitted to the Lord of the worlds.”
Wahiduddin Khan
When his Lord said to him, Surrender! he responded, I have surrendered to the Lord of the Universe
Shakir
When his Lord said to him, Be a Muslim, he said: I submit myself to the Lord of the worlds
Dr. Laleh Bakhtiar
When his Lord said to him: Submit! He said: I submitted to the Lord of the worlds.
T.B.Irving
So when his Lord told him: "Commit yourself to [live in] peace"; he said: "I have already committed myself peacefully to the Lord of the Universe!"
Abdul Hye
When his Lord asked him: "Submit (be a Muslim)!" He said: "I have submitted myself (as a Muslim) to the Lord of the worlds."
The Study Quran
And when his Lord said unto him, “Submit!” he said, “I submit to the Lord of the worlds.
Talal Itani & AI (2024)
When his Lord said to him, “Submit,” he said, “I have submitted to the Lord of the worlds.”
Talal Itani (2012)
When his Lord said to him, 'Submit!' He said, 'I have submitted to the Lord of the Worlds.'
Dr. Kamal Omar
When his Nourisher-Sustainer said to him: “Accept Islam!” He said: “I have accepted Islam under submission to the Nourisher-Sustainer of the worlds.”
When his Lord asked him: "Be a Muslim," he answered: "I have become a Muslim to the Lord of the worlds."
Muhammad Mahmoud Ghali
As his Lord said to him, "Surrender, " (i.e., be muslim) he said, "I have surrendered to The Lord of the worlds."
Muhammad Sarwar
When God commanded Abraham to submit, he replied, "I have submitted myself to the Will of the Lord of the universe."
Muhammad Taqi Usmani
When his Lord said to him, .Submit!. He said, .I submit myself to the Lord of all the worlds
Shabbir Ahmed
When his Lord said unto him, "Surrender!" He said without hesitation, "I have surrendered unto the Lord of the Worlds."
Dr. Munir Munshey
When his Lord said to him, "Surrender", he responded (promptly), "I submit to the Lord of the universe!"
Syed Vickar Ahamed
Listen! His Lord said to him: "Bow (your will to Me):" He (Ibrahim) said: "I bow (my will) to the Lord and Cherisher of the Universe (Rab-ul-'Ala'meen)."
When his Lord said to him, "Submit", he said "I have submitted [in Islam] to the Lord of the worlds."
[The Monotheist Group] (2011 Edition)
When his Lord said to him: "Surrender", he said: "I surrender to the Lord of the worlds."
Abdel Haleem
His Lord said to him, ‘Devote yourself to Me.’ Abraham replied, ‘I devote myself to the Lord of the Universe,’
Abdul Majid Daryabadi
Recall what time his Lord said unto him: submit, he said: I submit to the Lord of the Worlds
Ahmed Ali
(For) when his Lord said to him: "Obey," he replied: "I submit to the Lord of all the worlds."
Aisha Bewley
When his Lord said to him, ´Become a Muslim!´ he said, ´I am a Muslim who has submitted to the Lord of all the worlds.´
Ali Ünal
When his Lord told him, "Submit yourself wholly (to your Lord)," he responded: "I have submitted myself wholly to the Lord of the worlds."
Ali Quli Qara'i
When his Lord said to him, ‘Submit,’ he said, ‘I submit to the Lord of all the worlds.’
Hamid S. Aziz
Behold! His Lord said to him, "Surrender" he said, "I have surrendered unto the Lord of the worlds."
Ali Bakhtiari Nejad
When his Lord told him: “Submit,” he said: “I submit to the Lord of humankind.”
A.L. Bilal Muhammad et al (2018)
Behold, his Lord said to him, “Bow down.” He said, “I do bow to the Lord of the universe.
Musharraf Hussain
Remember when His Lord said to him: “Submit”, and he replied: “I submit myself to the Lord of the Universe”.
Maududi
When his Lord said to him, "Surrender," he promptly responded, "I have surrendered to the Lord of the Universe (and become a Muslim)."
[The Monotheist Group] (2013 Edition)
When his Lord said to him: "Submit," he said: "I submit to the Lord of the worlds.
Mohammad Shafi
When his Lord told him, "Submit", he obeyed: "I submit to the Lord of the worlds!"
Controversial or status undetermined works
Ahmed Raza Khan (Barelvi)
When his Lord said to him, "Surrender", submitted he, 'I surrendered to Him, Who is the Lord of all the worlds'.
When his Lord said to him, "Submit," he said, "I submit to the Lord of the universe."
Hasan Al-Fatih Qaribullah
When his Lord said to him: 'Submit, ' he answered: 'I have submitted to the Lord of the Worlds.
Maulana Muhammad Ali
When his Lord said to him, Submit, he said: I submit myself to the Lord of the worlds
Muhammad Ahmed & Samira
When his Lord said to him: "Submit/surrender/be Moslem ." He said: "I submitted/surrendered/became Moslem to the creations all together's/(universes') Lord."
Bijan Moeinian
When Abraham’s Lord said to him: “Be a Muslim (submit yourself.)”, he replied: “I am now a Muslim (Submitter) to the Lord of the worlds.”
Faridul Haque
When his Lord said to him, "Submit", he said, "I have submitted to the Lord Of The Creation."
Sher Ali
When his Lord said to Him, `Submit', he said, `I have already submitted to the Lord of the worlds.
Dr. Mohammad Tahir-ul-Qadri
And (recall) when his Lord commanded him: ‘Bow down (before Me),’ he submitted: ‘I bow down before the Lord of all the worlds.
Amatul Rahman Omar
When his Lord said to him, `Submit,' he said, `I have already submitted to the Lord of the worlds.
Muhsin Khan & Muhammad al-Hilali
When his Lord said to him, "Submit (i.e. be a Muslim)!" He said, "I have submitted myself (as a Muslim) to the Lord of the Alameen (mankind, jinns and all that exists)."
New, Partial, or In Progress Translations
Fode Drame
When his Lord said unto him, “Submit yourself wholly.” He said, “I have submitted myself wholly to Lord of the worlds.”
Munir Mezyed
And (mention) when his Lord said to him: ‘Submit’. He said: ‘I have already submitted my whole self to (the authority of Allâh), the Lord of all the beings.
Sahib Mustaqim Bleher
When his Lord said to him: submit!, he said: I have submitted to the Lord of all worlds.
Linda “iLHam” Barto
Recall when his Lord said to him, “Surrender your life to Me.” (Abraham) answered, “I surrender to the Lord of All the Worlds.”
Fadel Soliman, Bridges‘ Translation
Recall when his Lord said to him, “Submit!” He said, “I have submitted to the Lord of all realms.”
Irving & Mohamed Hegab
So when his Lord told him: "Commit yourself to [live in] peace"; he said: "I have already committed myself peacefully to the Lord of the Universe!"
Samy Mahdy
When his Lord said to him, “Submit!” He said, “I have submitted for The Worlds' Lord.”
Ahmed Hulusi
When his Rabb said to him “Submit”, he said “I have submitted to the Rabb of the worlds” (Abraham had been made aware of his submission to the Rabb of the worlds).
Sayyed Abbas Sadr-Ameli
And this did Abraham bequeath to his sons, and (so did) Jacob, ' My children, Allah has chosen for you the Faith, therefore die not unless you are Muslims '
When Allah said to him: "Conform your will to Mine", he answered: "I vow to resign myself to Allah, Creator of the universe, and conform my will to His blessed will"
Mir Aneesuddin
When his Fosterer said to him (Ibrahim), "Submit." He replied, "I submit before the Fosterer of the worlds." ed, "I submit before the Fosterer of the worlds."
The Wise Quran
When his Lord said to him, 'Submit,' he said, 'I have submitted to the Lord of the worlds.'
The Ascendant Qur‘an, Muhammad H. al-‘Asi
As his Sustainer said to him, “Yield to Me!” He [Ibrahim] answered, “I have yielded [to You], the Sustainer of all the worlds.